Where does “ఇంధనవాయువు” come from?
ఇంధనవాయువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ఇంధనవాయువు (Telugu): fuel gas
Ancestry of “ఇంధనవాయువు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वायु | wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwaHyúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwaHyúš | wind, air |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁yu- | wind, air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |